Taunt, a Seattle-based startup that allows esports fans to interact and predict game outcomes, announced Thursday that it has closed a $3 million seed financing round, led by Foundry Group. Taunt… Read More

Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs is launching a new $80 million venture fund, expanding beyond its original company-building model and promising a new infusion of capital into the region’s… Read More

As Managing Director of Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs, Geoff Entress is always looking to the future. It’s necessary as he connects founders with the innovations of tomorrow. But… Read More

Pioneer Square Labs has raised a new investment fund, money that will add a much-needed injection of fresh capital into the Seattle startup ecosystem. A SEC filing from Friday reveals a $40.8 million… Read More

Pioneer Square Labs has brought on longtime technology executive and entrepreneur Jamie Miller as an entrepreneur in residence, GeekWire has learned. Miller most recently started the content and connected services business… Read More

John Keister, a well-known Seattle area entrepreneur and investor, is now taking the reins at San Diego-based network analytics platform PacketSled. In tandem with Keister’s addition, PacketSled announced $3.5 million in… Read More

Esports is a $700 million global industry, and growing rapidly. And while traditional sports fans may scoff at professional video gamers dueling in heated on-screen matchups of League of Legends or Overwatch, these… Read More

Programmatic advertising has helped digital marketers and advertisers with automation and scale. But it can also cause headaches for publishers and ruin user experiences. Ad Lightning wants to help, and… Read More

For the past five years, Julie Sandler has immersed herself in the startup world as an investor, advisor, and mentor, traveling around the country and meeting entrepreneurs at accelerators, incubators,… Read More

Pioneer Square Labs is adding some bench strength. The Seattle-based startup studio, which has already spun out companies such as AdLightning, LumaTax, Boundless and JetClosing, has tapped longtime Seattle entrepreneur… Read More

LumaTax, which aims to automate sales tax reporting for small businesses, has raised $2 million from Madrona Venture Group, Greycroft Partners and angel investors. The company will use the money to build… Read More

Microsoft has more than its share of experience with multi-billion-dollar, blockbuster acquisitions that didn’t turn out as planned. Its purchase of Nokia’s smartphone business and ad tech company aQuantive are two… Read More